WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) – China has agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually as part of an agreement reached by its leaders, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday. Bessent said China will start by purchasing 12 million metric tons of soybeans from the U.S. between now and January. President Donald Trump…… MORE
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica. The storm made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, with winds reaching 185 miles per hour. Officials say at least 25 people have died across Haiti. In Cuba, officials report collapsed houses and…… MORE
GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are meeting face-to-face today in South Korea. Tensions between the world’s two largest economies have soared since Trump returned to office for a second term, and hiked import tariffs. China has retaliated by limiting exports of rare earth minerals, and shunning U.S.…… MORE
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s intense bombardment of the Gaza Strip this week marked the most serious challenge yet for a fragile, U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Gaza health officials said over 100 Palestinians were killed, including dozens of civilians. Israel said one of its soldiers was killed in an attack that helped prompt the fierce Israeli strikes. But…… MORE
PARIS (AP) — A Paris prosecutor says two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have admitted their involvement in the theft. They were handed preliminary charges for theft committed by an organized gang and criminal conspiracy. They are believed to be the men who forced their way into the world’s most visited museum and took…… MORE